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W.l F. IRVINE.

RBVOLVING BOOT AND SHOE B0X.

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oE WILL1s,CrEXA's.

REVLVlNG BOOT AN SHOE` BOX. .t

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM F. IRVINE, of Willis, in the county ot'Montgomery and State of Texas, have invented certain vnew anduset'ulImprovements in Revolving Boot and Slice Boxes; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionoftheinvention,which willenable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved revolving shoe-samplecase. Fig: 2 is a vertical section, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section,thereof. l

I rIhis invention pertains toan improved device particularly adapted toserve for holding samples of shoes and boots, and has for its object toconveniently and readily present to view an assortment or samples ot'the stock ot' shoes and boots for sale to a customer or purchaser; andthe nature ot' my invention consistsin the employment of a revolvingconoidal or tapering case having a series ot' compartments arranged oneseries above another throughout its entire height, and disposed within asurrounding case or inolosure provided with sliding doors, substantiallyas hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

lu carrying out my invention I employ, as observed by reference to theaccompanying drawings, a case, A, tapered toward its upper end, anddivided into series of compartments, a, one series arranged aboveanother throughoutits height, and toi-med, each series, of apreferablycircular board or disk,a,and a number of partitions, a2, arrangedendwise upon said disk and radiating from a plane passing oentrallythrough the disk. This arrangement ofpartitions affords the greatestpossible number ot compartments for a like display or reception ot'samples of shoes and boots. The compartments of each series vary insize, to accommodate different-sized shoes or boots, or samples,

s PECIFCATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,437, dated January9, 1883. I

Application tiled May 22, 1882.

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C is a case, surroundingor within which the case A is placed, andsupported upon pivots or axes,'to permit the revolving therein, oppositeits door or opening, to readily and conveniently display or show thesamples to a customer or purchaser. The case C has a preferablyhoriZontally-sliding door, b, to permit ac' cess to the case A or theviewing ot' the samples. By making the sides of the case C ot glass ortransparent the samples may be viewed without opening its door.

Another advantage of this device is it prevents the handling, whichwould soil the samples, ivliileserving to expeditiously show an as.

sortinent of the stock ot' goods on hand without having to pull out agreat many drawers or boxes to obtain the desired shoe or boot.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, in abox or receptacle for displaying boots, shoes, and other similararticles, ot'- the revolving taperingcase A, consisting of the diskset', with the interposed partitions a2, extending radially from a planepassing centrally through the case A, so as to form compartments forreceiving the goods to be displayed, and the outer surrounding` case, C,all constructed and organized substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM FIELDING IRVINE.

Witnesses:

M. C. LESLIE, J. C. BRAW'DEB,

